Stockton West (UK Parliament constituency)

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Stockton West
County constituency
for the House of Commons
Stockton West (UK Parliament constituency)
Boundaries since 2024
North East England - Stockton West constituency.svg
Boundary of Stockton West in the North East England
County County Durham / North Yorkshire
Electorate 69,664 (2024)
Major settlements Stockton on Tees, Ingleby Barwick, Yarm, Eaglescliffe
Current constituency
Created 2024
Member of Parliament Matt Vickers [1] (Conservative)
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Stockton West is a constituency of the House of Commons in the UK Parliament. [2] Further to the completion of the 2023 review of Westminster constituencies, it was first contested at the 2024 general election, [3] when it was won by Matt Vickers of the Conservative Party (previously MP for Stockton South from 2019 to 2024). It is now the only seat held by the Conservatives in the North East of England. [4]

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Boundaries

The constituency is defined as being composed of the following, as they existed on 1 December 2020:

The seat comprises the majority of the abolished Stockton South constituency, extended westwards into rural areas to include the Western Parishes ward from Stockton North and the two Borough of Darlington wards from Sedgefield (abolished). [6]

Following a local government boundary review in Stockton-on-Tees which came into effect in May 2023, [7] [8] the constituency now comprises the following from the 2024 general election:

Members of Parliament

Stockton South prior to 2024

ElectionMemberParty
2024 Matt Vickers Conservative

Elections

Elections in the 2020s

General election 2024: Stockton West [9] [10]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Matt Vickers 20,372 41.9 −14.6
Labour Joe Dancey18,23337.5+3.6
Reform UK Stephen Matthews6,83314.0+9.3
Green Anna-Maria Toms1,4773.0+2.5
Liberal Democrats Nigel Boddy1,2032.5−1.9
Independent Mohammed Zaroof2630.5N/A
Independent Vivek Chhabra1080.2N/A
Independent Niko Omilana1060.2N/A
Independents for Direct DemocracyMonty Brack450.1N/A
Majority 2,1394.4−18.2
Turnout 48,64069.8
Conservative win (new seat)

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Stockton West - Sky News". Sky News . Retrieved 5 July 2024.
  2. ↑ Robinson, James (23 June 2023). "Sweeping changes to North East's political map confirmed". Chronicle Live. Retrieved 30 December 2023.
  3. ↑ "The 2023 Review of Parliamentary Constituency Boundaries in England – Volume one: Report – North East | Boundary Commission for England". boundarycommissionforengland.independent.gov.uk. Retrieved 28 July 2023.
  4. ↑ "General election: Matt Vickers re-elected as last Conservative MP standing on Teesside". Yahoo News. 2024-07-05. Retrieved 2024-07-05.
  5. ↑ "The Parliamentary Constituencies Order 2023". Schedule 1 Part 4 North East region.
  6. 1 2 "New Seat Details - Stockton West". www.electoralcalculus.co.uk. Retrieved 30 December 2023.
  7. ↑ "UK Government Web Archive". webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk. Retrieved 12 April 2024.
  8. ↑ "The Stockton-on-Tees (Electoral Changes) Order 2022".
  9. ↑ "Stockton North and West 2024 Parliamentary Election Results". Stockton-on-Tees Borough Council. 5 July 2024. Retrieved 5 July 2024.
  10. ↑ "Stockton West results". BBC News. 5 July 2024. Retrieved 8 July 2024.

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